By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone is expected to commence hearing in a landmark case this week on Islamic marriage. Women’s rights campaigner and lawyer, Fatmata Sorie, is championing the case which is seeking clarity specifically on divorce in marriages conducted under Islamic law. Lawyer Sorie, who is president of the all-female campaign group Legal
th June 2007 the Appellant, that is Morlai Turay who was the 2
nd Defendant in the court below, appealed to this court against the decision of the Hon. Justice S. Bash-Taqi contained in the Judgment dated 8
th June 2007 on the grounds and for the reliefs contained in the said Notice of Appeal.
For ease of reference I shall here reproduce the grounds of appeal as contained in the Notice of Appeal dated 20
th June 2007 which are as follows:
1.
The learned Trial Judge erred in Law and came to the wrong conclusion when she held that the 1
st defendant is the most competent person to take out a grant de bonis non to the estate of Makalay Turay (Deceased Intestate) in that: